New Party (Taiwan)

The New Party (NP), formerly the Chinese New Party (CNP), is a Chinese nationalist political party in Taiwan, affiliated with the pan-blue coalition, and supportive of the unification of Taiwan with Mainland China.

Not to be confused with New Power Party.
New Party

新黨
Xīn Dăng (Mandarin)
Sîn Tóng (Hakka)
ChairmanWu Cherng-dean
Vice ChairmanLee Sheng-feng
FounderYok Mu-ming et al.
FoundedAugust 22, 1993
Split fromKuomintang
HeadquartersTaipei
IdeologyConservatism (Taiwan)
Chinese reunification
National conservatism
Social conservatism
Anti-Taiwanese nationalism
Political positionRight-wing[1] to far-right[2][3]
National affiliationPan-Blue Coalition
Legislative Yuan
0 / 113
Local Councillors
2 / 912
Website
china-taiwan-newparty.com
New Party
Traditional Chinese新黨
Simplified Chinese新党
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History

The New Party was formed on 22 August 1993 out of a split from the then-ruling Kuomintang (KMT) by members of the New Kuomintang Alliance.[4] Members of the Alliance had accused KMT Chairman Lee Teng-hui of autocratic tendencies and moving the party away from Chinese reunification. Co-founders of the New Party included Chen Kuei-miao.[5] Originally, the party wanted to keep the name of the faction, but was prevented from doing so due to the similarity of names. The name "New Party" was seemingly inspired by the contemporary electoral success of the Japan New Party ("Nihon Shintō"; see Politics of Japan).

In the mid-1990s, the New Party attracted support from the KMT old guard as well as young urban professionals. The New Party was aided by former Finance Minister Wang Chien-shien and former Environmental Protection Administration Director Jaw Shaw-kong, who had charismatic and clean images.

In the 2000 presidential election, the party nominated writer and dissident Li Ao, who ran a spirited but token campaign. In the election, most members of the party supported former provincial governor James Soong, who ran as an independent candidate after losing the KMT nomination and subsequently expelled by Lee Teng-hui, and in fact both Li Ao and the then New Party chairman Lee Ching-hua encouraged people to do so. In the 2001 Legislative Yuan election, the party only won 1 seat in Kinmen.

In the 2006 municipal elections, the New Party made significant gains, seating over a dozen members into public office. The New Party also gained four seats in Taipei Mayor private offices.

Since the 2008 Legislative Yuan elections, the New Party hasn't won any seats, while the party supported most of the KMT candidates.

Election results
Yok Mu-ming at the New Party rally in 228 Park.

Presidential elections
Election Candidate Running mate Total votes Share of votes Outcome
2000 Li Ao Elmer Fung 16,782 0.13% Lost N
2020 Yang Shih-kuang

Legislative elections
Election Total seats won Total votes Share of votes Outcome of election Election leader
1995
21 / 164
 1,222,931 13.0% 21 seats; Opposition Chen Kuei-miao
1998
11 / 225
 708,465 7.1% 10 seats; Opposition Chou Yang-shan
2001
1 / 225
 269,620 2.9% 8 seats; Governing coalition (Pan-Blue) Yok Mu-ming
2004
1 / 225
 12,137 0.13% ; Governing coalition (Pan-Blue) Yok Mu-ming
2008
0 / 113
 199,402 53.5% 1 seats; No seats Yok Mu-ming
2012
0 / 113
 10,678 0.08% ; No seats Yok Mu-ming
2016
0 / 113
 510,074 4.18% ; No seats Yok Mu-ming

Local elections
Election Mayors &
Magistrates		 Councils Third-level
Municipal heads		 Third-level
Municipal councils		 Fourth-level
Village heads		 Election Leader
1994
province-level only
0 / 3
15 / 175
 N/A N/A N/A Wang Chien-shien
1997-1998
0 / 23
10 / 886
0 / 319
 N/A N/A Chou Yang-shan
1998
municipalities only
0 / 2
10 / 96
 N/A N/A N/A Chen Kuei-miao
2001-2002
1 / 23
3 / 897
0 / 319
 N/A N/A Hsieh Chi-ta, Levi Ying
2002
municipalities only
0 / 2
5 / 96
 N/A N/A N/A Yok Mu-ming
2005
1 / 23
2 / 901
0 / 319
 N/A N/A Yok Mu-ming
2006
municipalities only
0 / 2
4 / 96
 N/A N/A N/A Yok Mu-ming
2009
0 / 17
0 / 587
0 / 211
 N/A N/A Yok Mu-ming
2010
municipalities only
0 / 5
3 / 314
 N/A N/A
0 / 3,757
 Yok Mu-ming
2014
unified
0 / 22
2 / 906
0 / 204
0 / 2,137
0 / 7,836
 Yok Mu-ming
2018
unified
0 / 22
2 / 912
0 / 204
0 / 2,148
0 / 7,744
 Yok Mu-ming

National Assembly elections
Election Total seats won Total votes Share of votes Outcome of election Election leader
1996
46 / 334
 1,417,209 13.6% 46 seats; Opposition Chen Kuei-miao
2005
3 / 300
 34,253 0.88% 43 seats; Opposition (Rejecting amendments) Yok Mu-ming

See also

References
  1. "Former Taiwan president blasted for remarks on island dispute". Inter Press Service. 10 August 2015. Retrieved 12 April 2020. On July 27, the chairman of Taiwan’s right-wing New Party, Yok Mu-ming quickly filed charges of treason against the 92-year-old over his remarks. China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency reiterated the charge in a July 29 editorial entitled “Lee Teng-hui a traitor to his homeland.”
  2. Jean-Pierre Cabestan, Jacques deLisle, ed. (2014). Political Changes in Taiwan Under Ma Ying-jeou: Partisan Conflict, Policy Choices, External Constraints and Security Challenges. Routledge. p. 44. ... even more radical positions at the far left (TSU) or far right (NP) of the spectrum.
  3. Fen-ling Chen, ed. (2000). Working Women and State Policies in Taiwan: A Study in Political Economy. Springer. The New Party, which split from the KMT in 1994, is a conservative party and on the far Right.
  4. Tai, Y.C.; Liu, L.Y.; Lin, Lillian (22 August 2015). "New Party throws weight behind KMT in legislative election". Central News Agency. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  5. Wen, Kuei-hsiang (2014-08-16). "New Party founder dies at 81". Focus Taiwan. Retrieved 2014-09-04.
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